Data Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
Recruiter phone interview: easy standard SQL and Python questions.
After that, the recruiter was kind enough to explain the process and go over the coding round.
1st round: video interview/CoderPad.
After this, 30 minutes were behavioral. Weird questions.
Questions
Python question:
Given a two-dimensional list, for example, [[2, 3], [3, 4], [5]], where person 2 is friends with 3, etc., find how many friends each person has. Note: one person has no friends.
SQL question:
Find the top 10 colleges/companies that an average social person interacts with, or something along those lines. I split the query into two parts. I was not able to finish coding but was able to explain and write both parts. I didn't have time to test it. I also had data modeling questions on a social network website. I cannot give details.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 32 interview experiences for the Meta Data Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
Meta's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Data Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Meta Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Workplace, Minor BureaucracyData Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 12, 2024Pros: A good place to work, good pay, and good perks.Cons: Starting to get a tad bureaucratic.
- 4.0Good Benefits, Fast PaceData Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 8, 2020Pros: Great location and benefits for employers.Cons: moves too fast, so the product quality is not that high.
- 5.0Data Engineer experience at FacebookData Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 9, 2020Pros: 1. Strong infrastructure, similar workflow and data flow among every org. Easy to communicate, debug and share experience with other DEs in FB. 2. Top pay for DE among the world and top promotion speed. 3. Good company culture. Very open and free inside the company. Managers are nice. They are helping you and your career, not manipulating you.Cons: Strong infrastructure and data tools solved most tech problems for you. You only need to perform business logic most of the time in SQL. Writing too much SQL every day can become boring. Sometimes, you might not even feel like you're doing engineering work.
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